Edmonton Oilers Nail Yakupov to come back from the bench

Edmonton Oilers Nail Yakupov (64) reacts to missing a shot against New Jersey Devils netminder Martin Brodeur (30) during the third period at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alta., on Monday, Oct. 7, 2013. Ian Kucerak/Edmonton Sun/QMI Agency

Edmonton Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins is making some moves for tonight's game against the Penguins.

Edmonton Oilers Forward Nail Yakupov will get back on the ice against the 4-1 Pittsburgh Penguins after a two-game stint as a healthy scratch, while forward Ryan Jones is being recalled from Oklahoma City. The benching of Yakupov wasn't too popular with some fans. Nor was it popular with Yakupov.

Forward Jesse Joensuu is heading back to Edmonton to nurse an injury and D-man Philip Larsen is heading back to Oklahoma.

At 1-4-1, the Oilers have got off to an all-too-familiar, poor start. While they're 12th in the league in goals-per-game, they're 29th in goals-against.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins sits at the very bottom of the league (623rd) in +/-, at -9. Ales Hemsky is third worst at -8, while Taylor Hall is 617th at -7. Nugent-Hopkins is playing 24:13 per game, that's 21st most in the league.

Goalie Devon Dubnyk, who some said was questionable as a starting-level goalie in the NHL, has the league's fourth worst goals-against-average, at 5.43.

The Oilers are averaging 3 goals per game.

The puck drops tonight in Pittsburgh at 5 p.m. MST.

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Edmonton Oilers Nail Yakupov to come back from the bench

Edmonton Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins is making some moves for tonight's game against the Penguins.

Edmonton Oilers Forward Nail Yakupov will get back on the ice against the 4-1 Pittsburgh Penguins after a two-game stint as a healthy scratch, while forward Ryan Jones is being recalled from Oklahoma City. The benching of Yakupov wasn't too popular with some fans.

Forward Jesse Joensuu is heading back to Edmonton to nurse an injury and D-man Philip Larsen is heading back to Oklahoma.